Re: it appears the delay is the reason
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Dec 16, 2008 04:14AM
In essence there is no real delay. The tailings pond had to be complete before they could start full production and that was 6+ weeks from the permit. The installation of the new ball mill will most likely coincide with the completion of the tailings pond, so sometime in january is a likely startup date. If there is any delay it is minimal. The tailings pond had to be dug partially into the mountain and depending on how much rock had to be taken out after the overbuden was removed was going to be a factor on the completion. To start testing, find the grind was too large, source, buy and install a new mill and still meet projected startup is in fact quite remarkable. The mill has to be disassembled, shipped and reassembled because it is too heavy. I am glad that this management team is on the ball and caught this so early and immediately took steps to rectify the situation.